Last month, two different Uber drivers told the science-communication researcher that they thought trust in science was low in their countries. Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a ...
Everyday frustrations in science, from clogged grant systems to confusing public messages, are not just abstract complaints. In a 2016 survey of 270 scientists, researchers identified concrete ...
Australia has committed to elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge as one of five national priorities in science and research. This comes as part of the National Science Statement ...
Group work and giving students time to discuss their work helps to build their confidence in using math in science lessons, a new study shows. Researchers have found that discussion is important ...
Last month I documented how the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence (4th ed., 2025)1 included a chapter on climate change that was written by authors whose work supports climate litigation, and, ...
Want to really promote science to kids so they keep that interest? Give them problems to develop solutions for. For instance, some people still like to read physical books (I’m one of them). Sometimes ...
It is sometimes said that 90 percent of scientists who ever lived are alive today, so why is science not advancing by leaps and bounds? To call a thing ‘scientific’ or ‘scientifically proven’ is to ...